Vibrio natriegens

Taxobox
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name = "Vibrio natriegens"
regnum = Bacteria
phylum = Proteobacteria
classis = Gamma Proteobacteria
ordo = Vibrionales
familia = Vibrionaceae
genus = "Vibrio"
binomial = "Vibrio natriegens"
binomial_authority = (Payne "et al". 1961)
Baumann "et al". 1981
synonyms = "Pseudomonas natriegens" Payne "et al". 1961
"Vibrio natriegens" Webb and Payne 1971
"Beneckea natriegens" (Payne "et al". 1961) Baumann "et al". 1971

"Vibrio natriegens" is a Gram-negative marine bacterium. It was first isolated from salt marsh mud. It is a halophile or salt-loving organism requiring approximately 2% NaCl for growth. It reacts well to the presence of sodium ions which appear to stimulate growth in "Vibro" species, stabilise the cell membrane, affect sodium dependent transport and mobility. Under optimum conditions it grows very quickly. In the laboratory the growth media can be easily changed thus affecting the growth rate of a culture. "V. natriegens" is commonly found in estuarine mud.